The most excellent Salt Lake Tribune's political writers' blog, Out of Context, expands on our article we posted yesterday. Boss Godfrey's loving father-in-law, former state senator Ed Allen, has filed his papers for the Legislative District 10 race. Woe be unto all of us, if there is no GOP candidate in this race to oppose this neoCON idiot. From today's story:
Reincarnation is not just a religious belief -- it's also a political strategy for Democrats in northern Utah legislative races.You can read the full most excellent Out of Context article here.
The minority party has dug up two former occupants of the political graveyard to run for office.
In House District 10, now held by Democratic Rep. LuWanna Shurtliff, former state Sen. Ed Allen has signed up as a candidate. Shurtliff had not filed as of Friday, raising questions whether she might have had enough after 10 years.Allen, a medical doctor, hasn't. His legislative life was ended prematurely with the last Republican-controlled redistricting. His Senate seat was rejiggered to ensure that he never got to serve a full four-year term and that a Republican would take over. The accompanying picture, btw, is not the current Edgar Allen.
As of Friday, no Republican had filed for the seat.
The article also deals with the Jenkins/Olsen Senate District 20 race.
Trivial pursuit question: Is Senator Scott Jenkins of Senate District 20 the cousin of anyone we know in Emerald City politics?
